The production value of those videos is absolutely ridiculous. The narration, the camera shots, the music - it's an absolute masterpiece. Thank you for sharing this amazing experience. Greetings from Switzerland.
We need more of this type of conservation in the states. Spraying from edge to edge is killing the population of everything natural. Great video! Love watching these adventures every Sunday morning. 🤙🏻
That includes that spraying of the sky which is a 24/7 operation in the UK. Don't be fooled by the prim and proper demeaner. Most of these "land owners" are responsible for selling their host countries don't the river.
The message needs to get out there that hunters- not environmentalists- who take the time and effort to manage our game population. It is hunters who really care for the game they hunt. Also, nice side-by-side you got there. Is it one you restored?
There are many, many environmentalists doing real and valuable work in our countryside. Just as there are estates that work hard to increase the quality and biodiversity of their land. The ‘us and them’ attitude of many in the hunting and environmental communities is hampering progress. The best solutions lie somewhere in the middle of the two poles. Like much in life.
@@Squarepeg57 Hunters are environmentalists, people on the same side should stop looking at their differences and look at their similarities, only with the Farmer, the Hunter, the Fisherman, and the Environmentalists, can the planet bw saved.
Biodiversity rarely ends up well for the prey animals and certainly doesn’t end with a harvestable surplus of game animals. Something we knew well since the beginning of mankind up to 50-60 years ago. Back in the 70-80’s and even a little of the 90’s, any kid in my agricultural community could go out and with some effort could find and shoot a wild pheasant or two. Today we you can go out and see an amazing amount of biodiversity, hawks, raccoons, fox, skunks, feral house cats, snakes, ect. But no wild pheasant or almost no ground nesting birds at all for that matter. Up till the 70’s, DDT really put a hurt to the hawk population, and varmint hunting was still very popular. Well today, you can’t shoot varmints and the hawks are everywhere. Everyone loves watching birds of prey including myself but if you want to eat once in awhile without going to the market, you can’t have other predators running around unchecked. That’s a lesson we once knew well but only recently have forgotten 🤷🏽♂️
I am from the US. I run pointers as often as I can, and love it! What you have shown in this video is awesome!!! Anyone who has hunted with a group understands the bonds that are formed in that moment and time. You JC have managed to capture that very emotion. Carry on JC, Best Regards from the US.
When I think it couldn't get any better TGS defies my expectations. Absolute joy to watch this, the storytelling, the filming and editing are top notch. I love the direction you're taking with the last few hunting videos and glad to see this new direction of interest towards hunts that reward effort and sustainability.
We have fancy hunting in the US too but as a rule, must of us good ole boys put on tattered camo and just hit the woods. I see this as a bygone era form of hunting. I personally am going on one of these in Wales in November this year and seeking out opportunities in many other countries as well as here in the US. I love this stuff and yes, most can’t do it. It’s expensive and poo pooed by many. Conservation will always be made possible by hunters. Never forget that. And keep up this wonderful production. It showcases possibilities and opportunity. I can’t wait!
Bravo! More of this sort of thing please - a simply wonderful film Jonny, brim full of passion. I've long thought that our enjoyment of the countryside should be sipped and not gulped - exactly this, precisely what this film encapsulates. Thank you.
the atmosphere that is created in the narration, the cinematography, the comments and the right soundtrack is second to none. you can almost feel the moisture in the air and smell the dampness in the ground. Yes this is a video about hunting and that's not to everyone taste but its also about a lot more. Its about being in nature, its about land management and conservation and its also about having the conversation about where as hunters where we stand in it all. some of the most beautiful things I have seen over the years is when I'm trying to become invisible in the environment i'm in and letting the world around me become natural again. its that moment when a robin comes and sits on the end of your gun or watching 2 hares fighting at the bottom of a field and sometimes its making the decision not take the shot because its just to perfect. to the whole TGS crew just to perfect...thank you
Well done team TGS! Another beautifully put together video that combines incredibly well done camera work, audio very good, appropriate b roll and a solid edit…. and more importantly…. humility and education! Wonderful to see and hear Ant in his element, a great educator. Cracking video boys, very well done!
Its insecticides that are the route cause of the demise of Grey Partridges and songbirds in the UK, the are so effective at killing all the bugs that are needed as food for all wild bird chicks,
For me it's the being out in the fresh air and good friends, have been on many hunts and never pulled the trigger and was the absolute most pleasant time any human being can possibly have. That level of content is so gratifying.
Thank you Jonny and Sash for another wonderful experience. I know you hear this all the time, but if you are every on the west coast of the U.S.A. in the fall, send me a pm and I'll take you hunting in a little piece of paradise. The beard is looking great!
Kudos to the TGS team for touching on this often overlooked subject of proper habitat management, especially as it should be the fundamental basis for ALL of the British countryside and not just for country sports. Educational info like this not only helps strengthen our own ranks, but hopefully spills out to the general public who takes such things for granted..........more please? :)
I love the fact that you are still able to find great new exsperiences, even with the vast experience you must have by now. Yet another great piece of filming! Absolute favourite channel!
Excellent video and comments, Jonny. I shot my first bird in flight as a young teenager, and 50 years later, I clearly remember that Mearns quail bust out of the brush, fly from below and past the barrels of my father’s Superposed Superlight Browning, and fall from a centered shot. Perry P., California, USA
Comment #2, because I need to emphasis this. Ant speaking around 16minutes, it’s just wonderful education! More please, more! Beautiful mix of education and entertainment, TGS keeps getting better and better!
I’m very lucky, all my game shooting is on wild birds and the quality of sport is just incredible. Wild, unpredictable, skittish, fast flying and challenging. If the bag outnumbers the guns you’ve had a good day 😊
Amazing video as always. love the ethos of this. As a city lad, it’s a true eye opener on the hard work and management that happens. This would be in my top ten. Proper bucket list stuff.
Everything from the guns I shoot, to where I live...nothing I experience correlates with this video. But I watched it and thoroughly enjoyed it just like everything on this channel. Well done.
Excellent video. Thank you for sharing the UK version of wild hunting. There is no comparison to the real thing. The management strategy of food, water cover was great. I hunt wild quail in south Georgia with English pointers. It is nice to know there are wild birds being taken care elsewhere in the world.
Listening to Ant talk about what he knows best was the highlight of an altogether great video. The Boy not only knows his stuff, the passion is there to be seen.
What exceptional video , about nature, and at the same time wild bird shooting. You’re so wright about small bag days ! There fantastic day out in the company of friends and family Nice one TGS 👍
You got it right you do t have to shoot lots of game to have a truly good 👍 day.. and the memories. Glad the beaters got a mention with out them it just cant be done😊
This seems to be the life I was meant to enjoy. You lot are so lucky to have the traditions you do. In the States we don’t drive birds nor do we stop for lunch? like that. Thank you for sharing.
The farm I shoot on is predominantly wild birds , the farm is mostly managed for nature. We only do one walked up day around Xmas/ New year time , the rest of the season is usually a solo hunt for one for the pot. Wild birds certainly act differently , quality over quantity is the way .
Beautiful, I've known some Hunters , with that always say, if it pays it stays. Meaning, if people spend the money to hunt responsibly, the game will always be there.
We can learn a lot from you Hunters in the UK, I can take a shotgun for 3 months of the year and hunt grouse on any open Crown land in the Province of NB Canada, and Cock Pheasant for 2 weeks late Oct., early Nov. Guess we better keep in mind how lucky we truly are.
Grant money has a massive part in this. The farmer isn’t putting his own hand in his pocket to change the land, ie new plantings, grass margins! Yes he’s got to manage it all, but also gets the opportunity to say, look we can shoot “wild” pheasant now. Get get a healthy return from it. Good video chaps 👍🏻
I enjoyed this a lot. I liked seeing the island of habitat. 128 acres have just been ripped up and sold off in plots near me. 2 years ago it was woods, small farmed fields and pasture, with little habitats for birds & animals. 2020, we lost 200 acres of woods & grass fields next to us too. Townies & big farmers have destroyed roughly 7000 acres in my county since 2020. The new townies are from California, Oregon, Washington state, and New England. It's true that occasionally they get called a colonizer or gentrifier and get thrown out of a local restaurant... But they keep coming.
Very nice Jonny! Growing up here in central N.C. (Randolph Co. USA) in the '60's & '70's, you could scare up at least 3 coveys of quail (Bobwhite) on any given day almost! By the late '90's they were almost non-existent! And they were already on a decline in the '40's & '50's mind you. The last wild bird I heard was in 2010 and I called it up to the edge of our garden ( a male). I felt very sorry for him. I've heard of several factors that lead to their demise.....farming practices, pesticides, over-hunting ( chasing down all the singles from the covey), pedators ( foxes, bobcats, raccoons and stray house-cats). They have managed to re-instate the Bald Eagle, Wild Turkeys and White-tailed Deer are rampant to say the least but not the Quail! Hard to imagine! Great hunt there nontheless!
I’m not a fan of game shooting, I have never shot game or live quarry, but I can appreciate beautiful surroundings and a beautiful setting. And really said it as it is at 07:00 , a little bit of loss goes such a long long way.
Someone could calculate the loss from allowing a certain square footage to remain natural and have the hunters compensate the farmer for that loss, plus something extra.
Interesting, this is a lot different than on our ranch in the USA, we have quail and dove and we have hunting seasons for both, we hunt them and rabbits, it’s great meat for the family.
The production value of those videos is absolutely ridiculous. The narration, the camera shots, the music - it's an absolute masterpiece.
Thank you for sharing this amazing experience. Greetings from Switzerland.
We need more of this type of conservation in the states. Spraying from edge to edge is killing the population of everything natural. Great video! Love watching these adventures every Sunday morning. 🤙🏻
That includes that spraying of the sky which is a 24/7 operation in the UK. Don't be fooled by the prim and proper demeaner. Most of these "land owners" are responsible for selling their host countries don't the river.
" You don't need to be killing hundreds of birds to have a good time.".............. well said Jonny
Age has a way of showing us that as well. I think so anyway.
The message needs to get out there that hunters- not environmentalists- who take the time and effort to manage our game population. It is hunters who really care for the game they hunt. Also, nice side-by-side you got there. Is it one you restored?
There are many, many environmentalists doing real and valuable work in our countryside. Just as there are estates that work hard to increase the quality and biodiversity of their land. The ‘us and them’ attitude of many in the hunting and environmental communities is hampering progress. The best solutions lie somewhere in the middle of the two poles. Like much in life.
@@Squarepeg57 Hunters are environmentalists, people on the same side should stop looking at their differences and look at their similarities, only with the Farmer, the Hunter, the Fisherman, and the Environmentalists, can the planet bw saved.
Biodiversity rarely ends up well for the prey animals and certainly doesn’t end with a harvestable surplus of game animals. Something we knew well since the beginning of mankind up to 50-60 years ago. Back in the 70-80’s and even a little of the 90’s, any kid in my agricultural community could go out and with some effort could find and shoot a wild pheasant or two. Today we you can go out and see an amazing amount of biodiversity, hawks, raccoons, fox, skunks, feral house cats, snakes, ect. But no wild pheasant or almost no ground nesting birds at all for that matter. Up till the 70’s, DDT really put a hurt to the hawk population, and varmint hunting was still very popular. Well today, you can’t shoot varmints and the hawks are everywhere. Everyone loves watching birds of prey including myself but if you want to eat once in awhile without going to the market, you can’t have other predators running around unchecked. That’s a lesson we once knew well but only recently have forgotten 🤷🏽♂️
Amen! Well said!@@dgoodman1484
The argument is even stronger in Africa.
I am from the US. I run pointers as often as I can, and love it! What you have shown in this video is awesome!!! Anyone who has hunted with a group understands the bonds that are formed in that moment and time. You JC have managed to capture that very emotion. Carry on JC, Best Regards from the US.
When I think it couldn't get any better TGS defies my expectations. Absolute joy to watch this, the storytelling, the filming and editing are top notch.
I love the direction you're taking with the last few hunting videos and glad to see this new direction of interest towards hunts that reward effort and sustainability.
We have fancy hunting in the US too but as a rule, must of us good ole boys put on tattered camo and just hit the woods. I see this as a bygone era form of hunting. I personally am going on one of these in Wales in November this year and seeking out opportunities in many other countries as well as here in the US. I love this stuff and yes, most can’t do it. It’s expensive and poo pooed by many. Conservation will always be made possible by hunters. Never forget that. And keep up this wonderful production. It showcases possibilities and opportunity. I can’t wait!
Bravo! More of this sort of thing please - a simply wonderful film Jonny, brim full of passion. I've long thought that our enjoyment of the countryside should be sipped and not gulped - exactly this, precisely what this film encapsulates. Thank you.
the atmosphere that is created in the narration, the cinematography, the comments and the right soundtrack is second to none. you can almost feel the moisture in the air and smell the dampness in the ground. Yes this is a video about hunting and that's not to everyone taste but its also about a lot more. Its about being in nature, its about land management and conservation and its also about having the conversation about where as hunters where we stand in it all. some of the most beautiful things I have seen over the years is when I'm trying to become invisible in the environment i'm in and letting the world around me become natural again. its that moment when a robin comes and sits on the end of your gun or watching 2 hares fighting at the bottom of a field and sometimes its making the decision not take the shot because its just to perfect. to the whole TGS crew just to perfect...thank you
Well done team TGS! Another beautifully put together video that combines incredibly well done camera work, audio very good, appropriate b roll and a solid edit…. and more importantly…. humility and education! Wonderful to see and hear Ant in his element, a great educator. Cracking video boys, very well done!
Thank you for being one of the best ambassadors for the sport JC, great film and thank you for sharing
Learned so much, and gained incredible appreciation for doing it right.
Well done. I used to hunt a managed farm in southern New Jersey in the 1980s. This video brought back some fond memories.
Its insecticides that are the route cause of the demise of Grey Partridges and songbirds in the UK, the are so effective at killing all the bugs that are needed as food for all wild bird chicks,
For me it's the being out in the fresh air and good friends, have been on many hunts and never pulled the trigger and was the absolute most pleasant time any human being can possibly have. That level of content is so gratifying.
10/10 Ant great explanation and phenomenal insight from the both of you
Thank you Jonny and Sash for another wonderful experience. I know you hear this all the time, but if you are every on the west coast of the U.S.A. in the fall, send me a pm and I'll take you hunting in a little piece of paradise. The beard is looking great!
Kudos to the TGS team for touching on this often overlooked subject of proper habitat management, especially as it should be the fundamental basis for ALL of the British countryside and not just for country sports. Educational info like this not only helps strengthen our own ranks, but hopefully spills out to the general public who takes such things for granted..........more please? :)
I love the fact that you are still able to find great new exsperiences, even with the vast experience you must have by now. Yet another great piece of filming! Absolute favourite channel!
Excellent video and comments, Jonny. I shot my first bird in flight as a young teenager, and 50 years later, I clearly remember that Mearns quail bust out of the brush, fly from below and past the barrels of my father’s Superposed Superlight Browning, and fall from a centered shot. Perry P., California, USA
Comment #2, because I need to emphasis this. Ant speaking around 16minutes, it’s just wonderful education! More please, more! Beautiful mix of education and entertainment, TGS keeps getting better and better!
Fantastic video! A hunt like this is a true blessing from God.
Best ever Jonny. Beautiful piece of work! Makes me proud to be part of this wonderful community. Thank you
What a fantastic day, you could feel the excitement and genuine joy. Ant, for me, spoke brilliantly well done mate👍
I’m very lucky, all my game shooting is on wild birds and the quality of sport is just incredible. Wild, unpredictable, skittish, fast flying and challenging. If the bag outnumbers the guns you’ve had a good day 😊
Amazing video as always.
love the ethos of this. As a city lad, it’s a true eye opener on the hard work and management that happens. This would be in my top ten. Proper bucket list stuff.
Glad to see you giving the S/S an outing
Everything from the guns I shoot, to where I live...nothing I experience correlates with this video. But I watched it and thoroughly enjoyed it just like everything on this channel. Well done.
Superb camera work and production values. Educational and enjoyable. Absolutely loved it.
Great photography and enjoyed this video immensely! As it warms up here it makes you ready yourself for next season!
The energy in this special was truly infectious. Well done. Outstanding work
Loved watching this! Looked like a fantastic experience. Thanks Jonny and Co!
Excellent video. Thank you for sharing the UK version of wild hunting. There is no comparison to the real thing. The management strategy of food, water cover was great. I hunt wild quail in south Georgia with English pointers. It is nice to know there are wild birds being taken care elsewhere in the world.
Thank you for sharing this incredible day. Such lovely country.
Thoroughly enjoyed your hunt. From the fog early to the fog-lifting ghostly birds to the beautiful grounds when it came, too.
Listening to Ant talk about what he knows best was the highlight of an altogether great video. The Boy not only knows his stuff, the passion is there to be seen.
Top gamekeeper and spokesman
@@tgsoutdoors And those cheekbones…
What exceptional video , about nature, and at the same time wild bird shooting.
You’re so wright about small bag days ! There fantastic day out in the company of friends and family
Nice one TGS 👍
You got it right you do t have to shoot lots of game to have a truly good 👍 day.. and the memories. Glad the beaters got a mention with out them it just cant be done😊
What an amazing experience you all had!!! Awesome video!!!!
This seems to be the life I was meant to enjoy. You lot are so lucky to have the traditions you do. In the States we don’t drive birds nor do we stop for lunch? like that. Thank you for sharing.
Exceptional film and narration, describing an outstanding example of the environmental value of a well managed shooting estate. Many thanks.
Special film of a special day. Lovely. More please.
Well done!
Wow fabulous episode, the narration was so poetic and very emotional. Well done time and time again
Awesome video, thanks
What an amazing story, well done Jonny!
AJ !!!! haha - Fantastic film as always lads
Legend!
Fantastic video as always but great education in this and knowledge and explanation from Ant and Johnny was superb
The farm I shoot on is predominantly wild birds , the farm is mostly managed for nature.
We only do one walked up day around Xmas/ New year time , the rest of the season is usually a solo hunt for one for the pot.
Wild birds certainly act differently , quality over quantity is the way .
lovely that thanks
10/10 Epic video this week!
Beautiful, I've known some Hunters , with that always say, if it pays it stays. Meaning, if people spend the money to hunt responsibly, the game will always be there.
Great video 🦌🦌🦌
Where is Ant’s cap and waist coat from?
We can learn a lot from you Hunters in the UK, I can take a shotgun for 3 months of the year and hunt grouse on any open Crown land in the Province of NB Canada, and Cock Pheasant for 2 weeks late Oct., early Nov. Guess we better keep in mind how lucky we truly are.
I enjoyed watching this.
Absolutely fantastic 👍👍
Seems like an amazing experience beautiful location and great shots wish I was there
Another fabulous production.. Well done 👏
Fantastic film, beautiful message. them Big, strong Fast. Wild birds. take some bringing down. Older and more Wiley
Awesome 👏👏
Fantastic video. You’ve captured what I try to explain to non-hunting friends.
Why did you switch from the over and under to the side by side during the day?
Another quality video.
Grant money has a massive part in this. The farmer isn’t putting his own hand in his pocket to change the land, ie new plantings, grass margins! Yes he’s got to manage it all, but also gets the opportunity to say, look we can shoot “wild” pheasant now. Get get a healthy return from it.
Good video chaps 👍🏻
Excelentes lances de cazerias amigos saludos chebres caza
Absolutely exceptional video. Top-notch.👌👏
Great video. Thanks TGS team
Great to hear Ant in something more than a "cheeky chappy" role! (Admittedly I haven't watched all you content, but anyway...good show!).
Really really nice work.. I just loved it
Thank you
Where are the boots from Johnny? 11:18
I enjoyed this a lot.
I liked seeing the island of habitat.
128 acres have just been ripped up and sold off in plots near me. 2 years ago it was woods, small farmed fields and pasture, with little habitats for birds & animals. 2020, we lost 200 acres of woods & grass fields next to us too. Townies & big farmers have destroyed roughly 7000 acres in my county since 2020. The new townies are from California, Oregon, Washington state, and New England. It's true that occasionally they get called a colonizer or gentrifier and get thrown out of a local restaurant... But they keep coming.
Great video!
Great British country side, well managed and respected. It would be great if all the countryside could be kept like this.
Brilliant stuff say that was some day to remember ❤
Very nice Jonny! Growing up here in central N.C. (Randolph Co. USA) in the '60's & '70's, you could scare up at least 3 coveys of quail (Bobwhite) on any given day almost! By the late '90's they were almost non-existent! And they were already on a decline in the '40's & '50's mind you. The last wild bird I heard was in 2010 and I called it up to the edge of our garden ( a male). I felt very sorry for him. I've heard of several factors that lead to their demise.....farming practices, pesticides, over-hunting ( chasing down all the singles from the covey), pedators ( foxes, bobcats, raccoons and stray house-cats). They have managed to re-instate the Bald Eagle, Wild Turkeys and White-tailed Deer are rampant to say the least but not the Quail! Hard to imagine! Great hunt there nontheless!
That was an awesome video job well done guys!
I’m not a fan of game shooting, I have never shot game or live quarry, but I can appreciate beautiful surroundings and a beautiful setting. And really said it as it is at 07:00 , a little bit of loss goes such a long long way.
Looks like an unforgettable day
Stated before. You do a good video and narrative. Well done 👍
awesome content - but gotta ask, where is the video on the indoor shooting range near Krieghoff?
Scheduled for next Sunday!
Someone could calculate the loss from allowing a certain square footage to remain natural and have the hunters compensate the farmer for that loss, plus something extra.
Well said💙👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 tru words of a hunter 💙
Interesting, this is a lot different than on our ranch in the USA, we have quail and dove and we have hunting seasons for both, we hunt them and rabbits, it’s great meat for the family.
A lot of credit has to goes to ant explaining everything well done tgs
Love the shooting clothes in the UK compared to what we Yanks have. Can you tell me where to source them?
What fine double did you use?
A H&H Royal 😊
!!!!!@@tgsoutdoors
That's a nice posh elevenses
Think the beard is a good addition lol was nice to see you shoot the sxs great video
interesting, seems like an event to remember.
Great and interesting video. I noticed that you appeared to change guns during the shoot?
👍👍👍🐕🐕🐕👍👍👍
Hey Jonny awesome video. What eyeglasses are those BTW ?
BRILLIANT...!
Hunters dressed like smart Men, Gentleman. And not like common vagabonds..
are you shooting a Rizzini Round Body
What side by side was he using?
JC what gun were you using
What over under did you use? What did Ant use?
I think it may be a William Powell Phoenix
My trusty EELL as always guys.🤌🏻
@antmclearnon8796 shot it far too well, to !
Awesome!! The cloths kill me tho! Ties and fancy clothes to go hunting is nuts!! Loved the video!
Where is this local